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The first day of the semester at law school is rapidly approaching for law school in the southern hemisphere. …

Are your law students paying your 'lazy tax'?

Are law students paying our ‘lazy tax’?

04/01/202304/01/2023 - by Andrew Henderson - 1 Comment

One of the things that, as law teachers, we should not and cannot throw into law students’ way is another barrier that might just be the result of lazy teaching.

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Are you explaining the ‘why’ of assessment to students?

14/12/202213/12/2022 - by Andrew Henderson - Leave a Comment

When we’re writing assessment instructions, we try to be as transparent as possible about what students have to do …

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Practical steps to teach case note writing

11/11/202210/11/2022 - by Andrew Henderson - 1 Comment

Writing case notes is a common form of assessment in law school, especially for first-year law students. It exposes …

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Thinking about a paralegal job?

27/07/202225/07/2022 - by Andrew Henderson - 2 Comments.

Dear law student. You told me the other day you thinking about a paralegal job. This video might help answer some questions for you …

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